Current Events > Does the color of car matter to you ?

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For me it always had. However thinking about it more.. why should it. I won't be seeing the color of the car while I am driving. In side color should matter more.

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Not particularly no

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I feel the same way. It matters, but I'm not sure why.

I always get black cars. Years ago I had to get a rental after my car was rear-ended. I had a black Toyota Camry. They gave me a gold one and I felt weird. Then I got in and I was like "... ... ... ... Can't even see what color it is now"

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Yes. Cost of insurance and visibility.

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As long as it isnt a color I dislike....not much. I dont see myself with a blue car ever.

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Sure, aesthetics matter in most things.

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im picky. its vehicle dependant tho. green or blue is usually a no go, jeep has a nice option for both for example. but not for all their trim levels...

ya im picky.

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why wouldn't it

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modena posted...

Yes. Cost of insurance and visibility.

Insurance ? Isn't that a myth

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If I'm buying new: Yes, because I can get the color and options I want
If I'm buying used: Not really, options are what I'm looking for

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Yes

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As long as its not an ugly shade, I don't really care. Most of my cars have been black or silver.

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cjsdowg posted...

Insurance ? Isn't that a myth

Not that I'm aware of, I know it was a thing in the late 90s. Maybe things has changed though.

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absolutely, but I'm also pretty easy going

most defaults are fine. custom jobs where it looks like pink cotton candy, not so much.
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Yes, I have my preference. Definitely not a fan of very bright colors on a car like orange or yellow.

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I used to work as a car detailer. If you don't care about colours but you do care about maintenance, here's my "least to most fucky colours" tier list

1. Metallic Champagne. Ugly, but you won't see rust, or scratches, OR dirt. It always looks clean. It's the best in terms of overall longevity and least amount of cleaning required.
2. Metallic Silver. You'll see some dirt, but not any scratches. Excellent, but boring colour.
3. Various gun metal metallics. Similar as above, but scratches more visible. Looks nicer than silver though.
4. Metallic White/red. Both of these colours suffer from clearcoat degradation faster, in hot weather. White looks terrible almost always, but scratches are invisible at least. Red is kinda cool but we saw so many fucked clearcoats on red cars coming in. This might be worse than black, but eh.
5. Metallic Black is pretty bad. It looks great when it's spotlessly clean, but when is that? You'll see dirt, you'll see scratches, you'll see water marks. And it's always hot inside.
6. Flat colours. Noticing a trend above yet? Metallic is harder than flat paint. Flat paint is also much easier to see scratches on. Flat only looks good when it's clean and perfect, and unless you really know how to detail a car properly then I guarantee your paint is getting scratched further every time you wash it.
7. Pearlescent. Fuck that shit.
8. Matte. Don't buy a matt coloured car, unless you hate money.

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Thank you a lot for the list.

I am looking to be a new Jeep. And the only one that is near me and I in my price rage is red. I hate red with a passion. But I am trying to talk myself into getting it.

Also I know you said you didn't like it, but pearlescent is just so cool. Well at least when I was younger. Just how it would change. I don't think that would look good on a jeep lol.

Or if all else fails I can plastic dip my car any color.

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cjsdowg posted...

Thank you a lot for the list.

I am looking to be a new Jeep. And the only one that is near me and I in my price rage is red. I hate red with a passion. But I am trying to talk myself into getting it.

Also I know you said you didn't like it, but pearlescent is just so cool. Well at least when I was younger. Just how it would change. I don't think that would look good on a jeep lol.

Or if all else fails I can plastic dip my car any color.

The main problem with pearlescent is panel repair work. Say you have a small bump and need to get a partial respray. It's hard enough to colour match a flat colour, nevermind a colour that looks like 5 different colours depending on which angle you're at!

I have a slight personal bias against them admittedly. If you like it, cool. But just understand that you'd be buying a finnicky thing to look after.

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Kinda. Even though it's probably my favorite color I wouldn't get a yellow car.

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red ones goes faster

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Yes, I prefer black cars. I remember a salesman who tried to convince me to get the car I wanted in white because it was all they had in stock. He said that women typically prefer white cars anyway. Needless to say I went to another dealership and got my black car.

Cleo_II posted...

Yes, I prefer black cars. I remember a salesman who tried to convince me to get the car I wanted in white because it was all they had in stock. He said that women typically prefer white cars anyway. Needless to say I went to another dealership and got my black car.

I once witnessed a used car salesman pretend to be a devout christian in order to sell a car to a nun. They have no fucking shame.

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I'd drive a hot pink penis shaped car if it was AWD and got 100mpg

if you're buying a car under <10k where the object is to get from point a to b, it shouldn't really matter
if you're buying a car in the 10-~25k, then you at least want to not hate it, probably avoid black since it shows dirt the easiest and if you care you'll need to wash it more often
if you're buying a car 30-40k+ you want it to be as close as to what you want as possible, which includes color.

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Color would only matter if I were to buy new, which I never do.

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It does, a bit. I do want my car to look good and some colors just don't.

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Ricemills posted...

red ones goes faster

3x faster, its science.

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Yes it does

Although most i prefer mostly black, blue, and red. Maybe green.

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Kinda sorta not really, Ill settle for a different color than the one I want if the price is right, but I like to also focus on options.

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Nah. Ive had a greyish brown Civic and a Red Subaru Outback. I was and still am thankful for both because my parents helped me with my first car and a family friend gave me a really good deal on the Subaru.

I usually go for black or dark colored cars. white is too plain for me and a pain to keep clean. no bright colors or any shade of red... burgundy might be an exception for classic cars though. I'd deal with the pain of keeping a white car clean than own a red vehicle.
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